File.name

Returns the name of the file. For security reasons, the path is excluded from this property.

Syntax

var name = instanceOfFile.name

Value

A string.

Example

// fileInput is a HTMLInputElement: 
var fileInput = document.getElementById("myfileinput");

// files is a FileList object (simliar to NodeList)
var files = fileInput.files;

for (var i = 0; i < files.length; i++) {
  alert("Filename " + files[i].name);
}

Specifications

Browser compatibility

See also

• File